Baroque Ensemble Repast performs music by Erlebach, Buxtehude, and J.S. Bach. Repast delves into the fourth year of its "Bach and Before" project, putting Bach in context by exploring the generation of German composers which preceded and influenced him. The sophisticated craftsmanship and exuberant lyricism of Dietrich Buxtehude, Philippe Heinrich Erlebach, and their contemporaries set a precedent for Bach's later masterpieces.
Acclaimed by the New York Times for its "vital performances" and “robust” playing, Repast is a collaboration of three period-instrument virtuosi presenting vivid renditions of music of the baroque era. Repast members Amelia Roosevelt (baroque violin), John Mark Rozendaal (baroque violoncello and viola da gamba), and Avi Stein (harpsichord), each have active careers in historical performance and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the trio’s programs. Repast enjoys frequent and fruitful collaborations with leading period instrument players and vocalists in order to explore the vast, masterful repertoire of the baroque era. The group’s name, meaning a meal or a feast, is a double-entendre: out of the revival of past music comes a delectable, spiritually nourishing experience.
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